R.I.P. Lee “Scratch” Perry
When I heard the news I was a little stunned. I was scrolling through Instagram and was really not paying attention, as there were a bounty of Sade Adu photos […]
Tag Archives: RIP
Rest In Power Ricky Powell
Ricky Powell was a person you thought would be around forever. When you went to the West Village, you’d most likely see him. Radio in hand, West 4th St. or […]
RIP Andrew Weatherall
Photo Courtesy Graeme Robertson/The Guardian We are saddened to hear about the death of DJ/ producer/ musician Andrew Weatherall at age 56. His production of Primal Scream’s Screamedelica, especially the […]
Rest In Power Charles Bradley
Music, to us, is the great equalizer. Having a bad day, turn to music. Need a pick me up, turn to music. Tired of politics, turn to music. Tune out […]
Rest In Peace David Mancuso
As a DJ, there are elders that you look up to an have an influence on you. Early on, it was Grandmixer DST, Flash, and Herc who I was enamored […]
RIP Rudy Van Gelder
Photo Courtesy John Munson/ Star Ledger Truth be told, it was engineer Rudy Van Gelder who got me hooked on jazz. I had no idea of that when I started […]
What’s A World Without Prince?
There are still a lot of questions surrounding the death of Prince, and these questions are not for me to answer. The only question I have been thinking of is: […]
You On Point Phife? All The Time Tip.
“Now here’s a funky introduction of how nice I am. Tell your mother, tell your father, send a telegram. I’m like an energizer ’cause, you see, I last long. My […]
Idris Muhammad Rest In Power
I was first introduced to Idris Muhammad initially by his imagery, not his music. This was through the cover of Power of Soul on a tee shirt Mike D was […]
Remembering Johnny’s Jazz Market
I walked into Johnny’s Jazz Grocery on the West Side of Red Bank, NJ sometime in the late 1990’s with curiosity. I had been into Jazz music, but someone told […]
